ARC

:''For abbreviations, see ARC''
'Arc' may refer to:

Contents

Computing

Engineering

Geography

Literature and entertainment

Mathematics

Medicine

Other

See also

Computing

★ .arc, a file extension for archive files

★ Arc programming language, a Lisp dialect in development by Paul Graham

★ ARC Macro Language, a high-level algorithmic language for ArcInfo

★ An ''arc'' is a component of an Object identifier as used in ASN.1

★ ARC processor, an embedded processor family from http://www.arc.com

Engineering

★ Arc lamp, a device that produces light by an electric arc

★ Electric arc or voltaic arc, an ongoing plasma discharge (an electric current through a gas), producing light and heat

★ In architecture, arc is another term for arch, a bowed or curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight (e.g. a doorway in a stone wall), or possibly a free-standing structure, such as a triumphal arch

Geography

★ Arc (Savoie), a river of eastern France, tributary of the Isère river

★ Arc (Provence), a river of southern France, flowing into the Étang de Berre

★ Les Arcs, a ski resort in the French Alps

★ Volcanic arc or island arc, a chain of volcanic mountains or islands formed by plate tectonics

Literature and entertainment

★ Story arc, an extended or continuing storyline

★ Advance reading copy, an early copy of a book which is sent to reviewers, bookstores, and magazines

★ ''Arc'' (album), a live album by Neil Young

★ Arc, Stockton-on-Tees, an arts centre in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England

★ Attack Retrieve Capture, a multi player online game

★ American Record Corporation

★ "Arc" (song), a song by Pearl Jam

Mathematics

★ Arc (geometry), a segment of a differentiable curve

★ Arcminute, a measure used for angles, equal to 1/60th of a degree

★ A directed edge in graph theory is sometimes referred to as an "arc"

★ "arc-" is sometimes used as a prefix for an inverse function, specifically trigonometry functions

★ Arc (projective geometry), a particular type of set of points of a projective plane.

Medicine

★ ARC in Karolinska Institutet

★ Aging Research Centre, an independent non-profit educational research centre

Other

★ The Australian Research Council, the main agency for allocating government research funding in Australia

★ The Appalachian Regional Commission, an agency devoted to the economic development of the Appalachian region of the U.S.

★ Arc @ UNSW, the principal student organisation at the University of New South Wales

★ Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a Group 1 flat horse race

★ The Arc (Bahá'í), a number of administrative buildings for the Bahá'í Faith, located on Mount Carmel in Israel

★ Aramaic language (via ISO 639 alpha-3 code)

★ Acceuil, Rencontre, Communauté, volunteers who organize guided tours of Christian monuments in Europe

See also

★ Ark